circumvolution [
sɚ`kʌmvə'luʃən]
n. 旋转, 盘绕
circumvolution[ noun ]
the act of turning or winding or folding around a central axis
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Circumvolution \Cir`cum*vo*lu"tion\, n. [See {Circumvolve}.]
1. The act of rolling round; the state of being rolled.
2. A thing rolled round another. --Arbuthnot.
3. A roundabout procedure; a circumlocution.
He had neither time nor temper for sentimental
circumvolutions. --Beaconsfield.